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NYU Langone Medical Center raised
over $1.5 million tonight
at its annual Musculoskeletal Ball, held at the
American Museum of Natural History in
Manhattan. The event honored Julia
Koch and Roy
I. Davidovitch, MD, assistant
professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and director
of the Hip
Center at NYU Langone. Gary D. Cohn, president and COO
of Goldman Sachs, NYU
Langone trustee, and chair of the Musculoskeletal Advisory
Board, chaired the event.
Each year, the ball raises funds to advance clinical care,
education, and research at the Medical Center’s Hospital
for Joint Diseases (HJD), Center
for Musculoskeletal Care (CMC),
and Rusk
Rehabilitation. Funds
help continue NYU Langone’s international leadership in orthopaedics, rheumatology,
and rehabilitation
medicine, which have each received top 10 rankings on
the U.S.
News & World Report “Best Hospitals 2015-16 Honor Roll.”
Addressing more
than 400 guests, Robert
I. Grossman, MD, the
Saul J. Farber dean and CEO at NYU Langone said, “We are at
the forefront of innovation—and our physician honoree this
evening, Dr. Roy Davidovitch, exemplifies that fact. I am
also thrilled to congratulate our other honoree this
evening, who happens to be a beneficiary of Roy’s skill:
Julia Koch. Julia is an active and engaged philanthropist,
someone who believes deeply in the high caliber of our
faculty and staff.”
Julia Koch, the Founders Honoree,
underwent a same-day hip replacement surgery earlier this
year, performed by Dr. Davidovitch. Mrs. Koch’s
philanthropic efforts encompass a variety of notable causes
and initiatives in the nonprofit arena including the arts,
education, and medical research. Thanks to the pioneering
work in orthopaedic surgery at NYU Langone and the special
care she received from Dr. Davidovitch and Joseph
D. Zuckerman, MD—the
Walter A.L. Thompson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, chair
of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and
surgeon-in-chief at HJD—she is
grateful to return to her daily routine and keep up with her
very energetic family.
“I am truly happy to join you
tonight as a proud patient of Dr. Roy Davidovitch and to
honor the amazing work being done at NYU Langone Medial
Center.” said Mrs. Koch. “In particular, the orthopedic
breakthroughs under the leadership of Dr. Joe Zuckerman and
Dean Grossman.”
Dr. Davidovitch performs a
variety of specialized hip preserving surgical procedures,
and is a leader in his field. He was the first
surgeon in New York City to
perform the minimally invasive anterior approach total hip
replacement, allowing patients to return home that very same
day.
Those in attendance included:
Casey Box, Elisabeth
Cohen, MD, Mindy
Nam Dehnert and Mark Dehnert, Sarah
and David J. Fiszel, David Koch, Merrill Kraines, Elaine and
Kenneth G. Langone, Talbott Maxey, Kit Pannill, Patricia
Dugan-Perlmuth and William Perlmuth, Douglas Phillips, Tarek
Sherif, and Beryl Snyder and Steven Trost.
In addition to Drs. Grossman and Zuckerman, the evening’s
Physician Co-Chairs were: Steven
Abramson, MD, senior vice president and vice dean for
education, faculty, and academic affairs, the Frederick H.
King Professor of Internal Medicine, and chair of the
Department of Medicine; Jill
P. Buyon, MD, the
Lady Va and Sir Deryck Maughan Professor of Rheumatology and
director of the Division of Rheumatology; Steven
R. Flanagan, MD, the
Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and
chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Richard
Iorio, MD, the
Dr. William and Susan Jaffe Professor of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Andrew
D. Rosenberg, MD, the
Dorothy Reaves Spatz MD Chair of the Department of
Anesthesiology and chief of anesthesiology at HJD.
About NYU
Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center,
a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical
center, is one of the nation’s premier centers for
excellence in clinical care, biomedical research, and
medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU
Langone is composed of four hospitals—Tisch
Hospital, its flagship acute care
facility; Rusk
Rehabilitation; the Hospital
for Joint Diseases, the Medical
Center’s dedicated inpatient orthopaedic hospital; and Hassenfeld
Children’s Hospital, a
comprehensive pediatric hospital supporting a full array of
children’s health services across the Medical Center. Also
part of NYU Langone is NYU
School of Medicine, which since
1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who
have helped to shape the course of medical history, and the Laura
and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center,
a National Cancer Institute–designated cancer center. The
Medical Center’s tri-fold mission to serve, teach, and
discover is achieved 365 days a year through the seamless
integration of a culture devoted to excellence in patient
care, education, and research. For more information, go to www.NYULangone.org,
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